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Did you enjoy the taste of Ketchup while growing up? I don’t remember if I liked Ketchup as much as my kids love it now. My husband loves Ketchup because it reminds him of his happy childhood eating corn dog smeared in Ketchup or having Ketchup fried rice for dinner. If there is something my kids refused to eat, I sometimes give them the option of dipping in Ketchup. They will eat it right away. What a magical condiment! So today, I will share a stir-fried recipe with Ketchup. Don’t worry – the amount of Ketchup is not so overwhelming. If my kids weren’t that crazy with Ketchup, I wouldn’t have known tobanjang and Ketchup is an amazing match. I hope you and your kids enjoy this sauce.
Ingredients:
- 2 celery stalks, sliced diagonally
- 2 Tbsp. sesame oil
- 1 egg, beaten, a pinch of salt and pepper
- 1 Tbsp. sesame oil
- 10 Shrimp, deveined, insert a knife in the back of shrimp so this area will start to curl with heat.
- 1 tsp. Tobanjang (doubanjiang)
- 2 Tbsp. Ketchup
- Salt
- Freshly ground black peppe
Instructions:
- Cut celery in half lengthwise, and slice diagonally.
- In a wok, heat 2 Tbsp. sesame oil on high heat. When you start to see smoke coming from the oil, pour egg and turn off heat.
- With remaining heat, make fluffy eggs with chopsticks. Wait a little bit until outer layer start to cook.
- Fold the egg in from outer layer.
- Transfer to a plate when the egg is almost cooked.
- In the same wok, add 1 Tbsp. sesame oil on high heat and cook shrimp. When it starts to curl up, add tobanjang and mix well.
- Add celery and stir-fry. Do not over cook as it tastes better when celery still has a little bit of crunchy texture. Then add Ketchup and mix well.
- Add the egg back in and sprinkle salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.
Note: The picture shows double amount of this recipe.
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Lol…I loved ketchup as a child. It was pretty magical. I think that I like it because my parents, immigrants to the US, thought is was strange or “too American.”
Hi Elle! Thanks for your comment!
I liked ketchup a little bit growing up, but for some reason I would always be freaked out when there would be water/condensation in the bottle and I would never want to have it after that. I know, I was a weird child lol
Hi Peggy – haha you are funny.
I always shake it and pretend I didn’t see it…but I know exactly what you meant. Hehe.
I think that my youngest son is the biggest fan of the ketchup..he is eating it with everything, even with pizza:)))
Your meal looks incredibly delicious!
Thank you Sandra! Haha Ketchup on pizza… I started to use an “organic” Ketchup to make myself feel better since my kids love it so much….
It looks so yummy
We love ketchup too, but probably kiddo more than us 
Hi Firefly! Thanks!
Wow this looks delicious! Love the flavors too. Yum!
Thanks Kara!